Gary Hess, Founder and CEO of Veterans for Holistic Alternatives issued the following statement today, following Senate passage of the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act:
“We applaud the Senate vote and look forward to continuing the conversation with the South Carolina people. Lawful veterans and other patients with chronic illnesses should be able to consult with a doctor and have ready access to promising medicines. The stigma of cannabis must give way to the new reality – veterans and patients are having success with medical cannabis. Thirty-seven states now allow their citizens access. South Carolinians deserve the same medical freedom as their brothers and sisters-in-arms across the nation.”